The red building of Meridian Gate Gallery in the Palace Museum is covered in blue light these days to reflect the cultural communication routes that once existed between the East and the West. As China's royal palace from 1420 to 1911, the institution also known as the Forbidden City, houses memories of such links.
When 19-year-old Serbian high school student Katrina Stojanovic stood on the stage of the ceremony hall of Xinhua News Agency in Beijing to share her story in Chinese, gasps of amazement spread among the audience when the first word was pronounced - it was hard to tell the voice belonged to a foreigner.
The 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday elevated Audrey Hepburn to international fame. It also brought worldwide attention to Vespa, a scooter designed in the late 1940s by Corradino D'Ascanio.
WEST BROMWICH, England - Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has had the golden touch in his first season in the English Premier League, all the way through to the title-clinching game.
MANCHESTER, England - Pep Guardiola has declared that he will never turn his Manchester City team into an over-physical side to try to win the Premier League title.
MANCHESTER, England - Jose Mourinho said he will unapologetically rest key Manchester United players for the remainder of the Premier League campaign after his Red Devils reached the Europa League final.
MADRID - World No 1 Andy Murray's slump in form continued as he crashed out of the Madrid Masters third round 6-3, 6-3 to lucky loser Borna Coric on Thursday.
HOUSTON - San Antonio is heading to the Western Conference finals for the 13th time thanks to a player who has never been there.
CANBERRA - Soaring demand for cattle from China is likely to bolster the Australian beef industry, analysts said.
LONDON - A team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain has uncovered the "death drag" of a squid-like creature, made about 150 million years ago.
Chinese nationals were behind a 500 percent increase in the number of applications to the Irish immigrant investor scheme in 2016, according to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
SEOUL - New President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in on Thursday appointed senior presidential secretaries on his second day in office. Moon also wants to reorganize the presidential office, and the plan will be announced during an emergency cabinet meeting, his chief of staff, Im Jong-seok, told reporters.
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